The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-31
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The monk smiled under his MAX an,
asked softly: . 5O
do you know-that ls, do you recogniz
many OF the people here ?" N6,i.R ~
"Ie8, q good many. That handsome
knight In purple velvet with the silver
hilted sword Is Dayton Edgerly; and tina
woman with the satin dress Is Mrs. Bryc,
-such on odious creature-she clings I,
him all the time" M
u guess you like Dayton more than yot
have told NO." MA 5t' (
" thought 1t was bis place TO tell you
only he does not dare to, because he Is &C
poor He knows you hate and despist
poor men. But he Is go good, or he al
ways was until tonight. l don't see whal
NAKED him 20 on 80 with that Mrs. Bryce
She came and tried to talk with me, Just
to show OF, but I would not speak to her
and he has not said word to NO."
"Pethaps he does not know your" y
"But he ought to know me. / recogniz.
cd him the frat thing. knew he would
be the handsomest man in tho room
only wish he would come and speak to
me. You think he does care for me,
know" W7 " wv m
| ""0h, mol He told me, not twenty.iou,
hours ago, that be loved you"
"Told your oh, papal And what did
you say 10 him2"
~ told him that I thought II you loved
him, and that money WAS the only obeta.
clio In the way OF your happiness you ueed
not hesitate long shout being happy"
"Oh, you dear, blessed, papa"
"Bewsre, eir!" hissed voice In the ear
OF the monk. "Bewaro how you talk
with that young lsdy!" And the lady In
the creamy satin dresu swept by with tho
stride OF an Amazon.
You precious old goodness" cooed the
girl; iii 1t were not for that horrld cowl,
l would kiBs you here and now" :
suppose l take 1t off aud lot you p
And the monk, with n playful gesture,
raised his hand-R silver cross swung In
sight, suspended from chain Of sparkling,
flashing diamonda. -
Oh! Oh! how lovelyw And tho girl
gave q cry Of delight. b.
what are they Tor, papa?"
"For you, my dear for your wedding
present on tho day that you marry Dayton
Edgerly. But run away, now" For he
aaT that they were attracting attention.
go and entertain your gueets and prone.
made, and we will talk further by and BY"
The girl pressed her :acs for moment
against his sleeve and then went away.
what arc you saying to that girl de-
manded fierce voice, and the monk,
smiling. behind bis mask, answered de.
ilibesately:
II WAS talking to her about being mar
RED"
"You-you viper you william but you
shall not escape me now, air!"
The stately dame thrust one hand
around upon her satin psnnicr, as If reach
ing for a pistol pocket, but failing to lind
1t, sho only ground her teeth very hard to
smother an oath, and stelked away, blum
dering about with her train in the most
|ungraceful msnnsr.
The time for unmasking drew near. A
whisper as Of SONS mysterious trouble ran
among the gueets.
a policeman, stsrn-faced and quiet,
stood near tho door.
The sound Of laughter was hushed.
Tho grotetque msekers were drawn up
in two long tremendous lines of life and
expectation. A bugls sounded i,s sweet,
bird Ike signal, the little Sieter Of Charity,
still clinging 10 tho monk with the msenif-
lcent ehouldGrG, trembled GO che saw the
officers Of the law lowering 60 near and
the masks were all removed.
The policemen stepped forward and put
each hand on tho shoulders OF the monk
to arreat him as their prisoner, the lady,
in creamy sstin, sprsng out OF line, re-.
cardless OF her train, and the disniiied
hoIt pulled oil his owl and came to shake
bands with his old friend, Paul Edgarly.
who had just returned from Australia.
The little Sister Of Charity, blushirg shy-
ly, kept her own counsel, but when she
had had been duly presented to Uncle
Paul, she found courage to whisper:
what made you guess I was mysell?"
and he answered gently:
u saw tho quaint old ring on your fin.
ger that my mother used to wear. knew
whoes love it pledged"